... Blackmon, a quarterback/wide receiver at Summit High School in Fontana, Calif., sent Nick Saban a highlight video touting his big-play capabilities, he wanted the Alabama head coach to know who he was.

Little did Blackmon know that he was already on Saban's radar.

The reason there hadn't been contact before now was twofold.

First of all, Blackmon received an offer from every Pac-10 school, as well as others, while secondly, the Alabama staff wasn't convinced that the California phenom would want to travel so far from home to play college football.

But once it became clear that Blackmon really had an interest in Alabama, Saban offered him a scholarship.

"How could you not be interested in Alabama?" ...

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